Raise Your Cup for Women Farmers
A Defining Year for Coffee & Cocoa
In 2026, the world will recognize the International Year of the Woman Farmer.
Women are essential to the world’s coffee and cocoa supply chains. Yet too often their leadership, labor and innovation go unrecognized and underpaid. As the world enters the 2026 International Year of the Woman Farmer, a historic opportunity to honor and uplift the women who are the backbone of global agriculture, now is the time for companies in coffee and cocoa to step forward.
This is not just a symbolic year. It is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the coffee and cocoa sector to show leadership.
In 2026, Equal Origins is making sure women farmers are seen, valued, and supported.
Equal Origins invites brands, traders, cooperatives and service providers across coffee and cocoa value chains to join this movement: align supply‑chain strategies with gender equity, invest in tools and communities, and ensure women farmers are center stage in sustainability, productivity and resilience.
PLATINUM SPONSOR
Rich Family Foundation
Why This Matters Now
Women farmers are essential to resilient supply chains.
When women have access to resources, training and decision-making power:
- Yields improve
- Quality strengthens
- Climate resilience increases
- Household incomes rise
- Farming communities stabilize
Yet in cocoa-producing regions, women receive less than 5% of agricultural extension services — the training, technical support, and resources that make all of the above possible.
Ignoring gender equity is a supply-chain risk. Investing in women farmers is a resilience strategy.
As climate pressure intensifies and scrutiny on sustainability deepens, companies that fail to act will fall behind in credibility, sourcing security, and consumer trust.
How to Participate: Kindred Sparks
Equal Origins has spent over a decade building credible, field-tested tools for advancing gender equity in coffee and cocoa.
In 2026, we are bringing that work into global visibility through Kindred Sparks: a flexible way for companies, cafés and partners to participate without heavy lift or rebranding.
The first activation is Raise Your Cup: turning a simple coffee moment into visible solidarity with women farmers.
- Host a tasting.
- Feature coffees that elevate women who farm.
- Use campaign materials.
- Share the story.
- Tag @equalorigins and #IYWF2026
We provide:
- Print-ready signage and QR codes
- Social templates
- Story prompts and farmer profiles
- A central campaign hub amplifying participants
KINDRED SPARKS SUPPORTERS
Ascension Coffee · Stumptown · Neumann Gruppe USA (NG USA)
NETWORK ACTIVATION PARTNERS
Alabaster International · IDInsight
Download Your Campaign Materials
Everything you need to participate is ready. Choose your size and download.
You can print at home or take the file to a local print shop for best results.
11×17 Posters
Ideal for doors, windows, and community boards.
8×10 POS Display
Ideal for shelves, counters, and point-of-sale areas.
